6 Worst Fast Food Salads.

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A question we hear more
and more these days is “Are fast food salads good for you?”. The
answer is, more often than not, “not really”. If, for some reason
or another, you end up eating at a fast food restaurant, don't delude
yourself thinking a salad is the safest bet. Here are the 6 worst
fast food salads which are so bad for you that a Big Mac would
probably be a healthier choice.

1. Wendy's Chicken BLT Salad

A strong contender for
the worst fast food salad title, this salad commits two major dietary
sins – croutons and honey Dijon dressing. The dressing is the
essential ingredient in assessing whether a salad is good for you or
not. Honey mustard is as unhealthy as it gets. If you want a healthy
alternative, choose fat-free French dressing. Packed with carbs and
oil-soaked, croutons are another major dietary no-no, so always go
for no-crouton salads. Rather than have this calorie-packed salad,
you'd probably be better off getting a burger and a side salad.

2. Quizno's Chicken
Caesar Salad

Another strong
candidate on our worst fast food salads list, this salad is packed
with sodium and saturated fat. Not only does it contain croutons, but
it's also huge. The only healthier alternative on Quizno's menu is
the Pan Asian Regular Chopped Salad, which contains only 430
calories and 17.5 g fat, so you can go with that one instead.

3. Applebee's Grilled
Shrimp‘n'Spinach Salad

This is a less obvious
candidate for worst fast food salads, as spinach and shrimp are
generally very healthy foods. However, this salad flies in the face
of balanced food combining principles and breaks the 1,000-calorie
barrier. The only low-cal alternative on Applebee's menu is Weight
Watchers Grilled Chili-Lime Chicken Salad.

4. T.G.I. Friday's
Pecan-Crusted Chicken Salad

If you see “crusted”
on a fast food menu, read “fried.” Factor in sugar-coated pecans
and cranberries and blue cheese, and you'll get one of the
unhealthiest fast food salads out there. Dragonfire Chicken is the
only healthier food alternative at Friday’s.

5. CPK's Waldorf
Chicken Salad

CPK's Waldorf Chicken
Salad is another “worthy” contender for worst fast food salads,.
While the ingredients in themselves are perfectly good for you, this
jumbo-sized mix contains nearly a day's worth of calories. The Half
Moroccan Chicken Salad is a safer choice, provided you consider it
your main meal, not a starter dish.